The new F-35 fighter to be operational in the USAF and RAF and allies with a total of over six thousand aircraft currently in final development phase. The F-35 flies above sound barrier. Wikipedia says The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat single-engine stealth-capable military strike fighter -- a multi-role aircraft that can perform close air support - tactical bombing - and air-to-air combat. The F-35 has three models -- one for conventional takeoff - the second is short-takeoff and vertical-landing variant and the third is a carrier-based variant. VTOL Vertical Take Off Landing Hovercraft.